$50/$50 Refer-A-Friend Checking Account Bonus At Union Bank

This refer-a-friend bonus may be worthwhile if you have a Union Bank branch in your area (mostly located in CA, OR & WA). One downside is potential monthly fees. This Union Bank checking comparison page has the fee details.

Promotion page link:
www.unionbank.com/campaigns/rewards

Account must be opened by 12/31/2012

Summary:

Refer friends and business owners and you may qualify for $750 in total rewards.

• Print, sign and complete a coupon for each referral
• Give coupons to friends and businesses
• Get $50 for each qualified personal checking account and $100 for each qualified business checking account opened

Friends get $50 and businesses get $100 when they open a checking account.

• Open an account by December 31, 2012
• Keep the account open for at least 90 days
• Meet the qualifying services for the program

Small print:

New Personal Customer: New customer to Union Bank must present this referral coupon with referring customer's signature in branch at the time of account opening. New customer will earn $50 when they open a personal checking account (minimum opening deposit $100), AND maintain it in good standing for 90 days, AND meet the qualifying requirements. Qualifying requirements include one of the following: (a) ongoing monthly direct deposit of $100 or more; OR (b) three Union Bank online bill payments to three different payees each month; OR (c) perform at least five ATM/Debit card purchase transactions each month after account opening.

Referring Customer: Referring customer will earn $50 for referring a new customer who opens a Union Bank personal checking account or $100 for referring a new business customer who opens a Union Bank business checking account. New checking account must remain active and in good standing for 30 days following account opening. New customer must present the signed Share the Rewards referral coupon in a branch at the time the account is opened. If referring customer is a business, the individual signing the referral coupon on behalf of the business must be an owner or authorized signer on the business account. Limit 5 referral rewards for personal checking and 5 referral awards for business checking per calendar year. $750 maximum reward for each customer, each calendar year.